陕西华县清代“玄天上帝”造像碑考略

On the Taoist Votive Stele of “Xuantian Shangdi(the Somber Warrior God)”of the Qing Dynasty Found in Huaxian County, Shaanxi

陕西华县新发现的清代"玄天上帝"造像碑记载了清初该地民间以血缘宗亲和地域乡党为纽带结成香会尊奉玄帝的事迹。该香会因限于战争阻隔、成员年老和资金匮乏等原因,以镌刻玄帝造像碑的方式替代亲身朝拜武当山的行为,体现了清初这一地区玄帝信仰和朝山习俗的社会文化心理。

The new-discovered Taoist votive stele of 2u ant ian Shangdi （the Somb er Wrrior Cod） ？of the Qing Dynasty in Huaxian County, Shaanxi recorded the historic event that in the early Qing Dynasty, the local people organized a pilgrim association with kindred and regional relationships as the ties to worship the Somber Warrior God. Limited by the threats of warfare, aging of the members and insufficient funds, the members of the pilgrim association replaced their personal pilgrimage journeys to the Mount Wudang to worship the Somber Warrior God by carving the votive stele with His image. This practice reflected the belief of u ant ian Shangdi？ard the soeial alture of pil ginage to the naunt ains.